#slow learner

[fitz-fool]

“Everybody gets told to write about what they know. The trouble with many of us is that at the earlier stages of life we think we know everything – or to put it more usefully, we are often unaware of the scope and structure of our ignorance. Ignorance is not just a blank space on a person’s mental map. It has contours and coherence, and for all I know rules of operation as well. So as a corollary to writing about what we know, maybe we should add getting familiar with our ignorance, and the possibilities therein for ruining a good story.”

Thomas Pynchon, Slow Learner

[litsnaps]

[theoddsideofme]

[anamon-book]

スロー・ラーナー トマス・ピンチョン、志村正雄・訳 筑摩書房 装画＝鳥居禎子

[philosophybitmaps]

[aprilliouz]

[kentucky-cried-fricken-123]

a tip for teachers, lecturers and such.

Don't use the phrases "obviously... XYZ happens", "everyone knows that... " . I know it's not intentional and that you mean no harm. But it just makes the listner feel dumb if they don't get it multiple times and thus unmotivated/lh. especially for public speakers. people will stop paying attention and feel insulted

[bananaman-mp3]

naruto canonically having adhd moment